diff --git a/ct/vikunja.sh b/ct/vikunja.sh
index 71fc47380..d6d756a19 100644
--- a/ct/vikunja.sh
+++ b/ct/vikunja.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function update_script() {
     [[ "$CONFIRM2" =~ ^[yY]$ ]] || exit 0
   fi
 
-  if check_for_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja"; then
+  RELEASE="v2.3.0"
+  if check_for_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja" "${RELEASE}" "v2.4.0 is killed at startup by the systemd SystemCallFilter shipped in the .deb (upstream go-vikunja/vikunja#3252); pinned until a fixed release is out"; then
     echo
     msg_warn "The package update may include config file changes."
     echo -e "${TAB}${YW}How do you want to handle /etc/vikunja/config.yml?${CL}"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ function update_script() {
     systemctl stop vikunja
     msg_ok "Stopped Service"
 
-    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja" "binary" "latest" "" "vikunja-*-$(arch_resolve "x86_64" "aarch64").deb"
+    fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja" "binary" "${RELEASE}" "" "vikunja-*-$(arch_resolve "x86_64" "aarch64").deb"
     $STD systemctl daemon-reload
 
     msg_info "Starting Service"
diff --git a/install/vikunja-install.sh b/install/vikunja-install.sh
index 6495068bf..1f6707522 100644
--- a/install/vikunja-install.sh
+++ b/install/vikunja-install.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
-fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja" "binary" "latest" "" "vikunja-*-$(arch_resolve "x86_64" "aarch64").deb"
+RELEASE="v2.3.0"
+fetch_and_deploy_gh_release "vikunja" "go-vikunja/vikunja" "binary" "${RELEASE}" "" "vikunja-*-$(arch_resolve "x86_64" "aarch64").deb"
 
 msg_info "Setting up Vikunja"
 sed -i 's|^# \(service:\)|\1|' /etc/vikunja/config.yml